The abuse of alcoholic beverages can increase the risk of numerous serious mental and physical health problems, including addiction, liver diseases, heart disease, strokes, and cancer. Identifying cues and contexts that promote ...
Why do some people almost always drop $10 in the Salvation Army bucket and others routinely walk by? One answer may be found in an intricate and rhythmic neuronal dance between two specific brain regions, finds a new Yale ...
Feb 24, 2020
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Drinking alcohol primes certain areas of our brain to learn and remember better, says a new study from the Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research at The University of Texas at Austin.
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A new study examined the drinking levels and patterns of young adults before, during and after the pandemic. The researchers found alcohol use and alcohol-related problems substantially decreased in heavy-drinking young adults ...
May 2, 2024
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When exposed to stress, people with alcohol use disorder engage parts of the brain associated with both stress and addiction, which may cause them to drink or crave alcohol after a stressful experience, suggest the authors ...
Apr 23, 2024
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When Karla Adkins looked in the rear-view mirror of her car one morning nearly 10 years ago, she noticed the whites of her eyes had turned yellow.
Apr 2, 2024
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College students with social anxiety may be driven by social motives to "pre-game," meaning drink prior to a party or event. Simultaneously, students with co-occurring social anxiety and depression also experience more negative ...
Jan 8, 2024
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Whether it's a cup of punch at a New Year's party or a slice of cake at another holiday gathering, sweet treats can be tempting—but they can also have a significant impact on your oral health, according to Tufts experts.
Dec 21, 2023
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Learning that their peers' alcohol use is declining over time may help reduce young adults' drinking, according to the first study that tested this approach among community-based participants (versus college students). During ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Young Australian adults aged 18–24 years are more likely to binge drink than any other age group prompting a team of Griffith University researchers to take a different approach to better understand why this is the case.
Oct 23, 2023
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